Chipinge weather in March

In March, Chipinge sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 109 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Chipinge's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chipinge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
8th coldest
Rainfall
109 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:55 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
50%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Chipinge is town in Zimbabwe.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Chipinge reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12819
22819
32819
42819
52819
62719
72719
82719
92719
102719
112719
122718
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212718
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292718
302717
312717

Chipinge weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°16016.513.14.9
Feb28° / 19°12913.412.75.4
Mar27° / 18°10912.112.16.3
Apr26° / 16°335.911.67.6
May25° / 13°152.711.18.7
Jun23° / 11°92.310.88.6
Jul22° / 10°102.610.98.5
Aug25° / 12°31.311.39.0
Sep28° / 15°92.611.97.8
Oct29° / 17°234.812.56.4
Nov30° / 18°8811.3135.1
Dec29° / 19°15416.113.24.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
26040
36040
46238
56238
66337
76337
86337
96337
106436
116436
126436
136535
146634
156634
166634
176634
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196634
206733
216733
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306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Chipinge gets around 109 mm of rain over 12.1 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
147
247
346
446
545
645
744
844
943
1043
1142
1242
1341
1440
1540
1639
1739
1838
1937
2037
2136
2235
2334
2434
2533
2632
2732
2831
2931
3031
3131

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 38% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
111043442
211143432
311144422
411144421
511245411
611245411
711245411
811245401
911345401
1011346401
1111346391
1211346391
1311446391
1411445391
1511445391
1611545391
1711544381
1811644381
1911644381
2011744371
2111744371
2211844361
2311844361
2421944351
2522044341
2622144331
2722244321
2822245310
2932444290
3032544280
3142644260

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:50 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 5:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:506:16
212.45:506:15
312.45:516:14
412.45:516:13
512.45:516:13
612.35:526:12
712.35:526:11
812.35:526:10
912.35:536:09
1012.35:536:09
1112.25:536:08
1212.25:546:07
1312.25:546:06
1412.25:546:05
1512.25:556:04
1612.15:556:03
1712.15:556:03
1812.15:556:02
1912.15:566:01
2012.15:566:00
2112.05:565:59
2212.05:575:58
2312.05:575:57
2412.05:575:56
2512.05:575:55
2611.95:585:54
2711.95:585:54
2811.95:585:53
2911.95:595:52
3011.95:595:51
3111.85:595:50

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.58 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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95.7Bright
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115.7Bright
125.7Bright
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145.6Bright
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205.5Bright
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255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Chipinge

In seasonPeak

In March, Chipinge sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Chipinge's rainy season runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Chipinge?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Chipinge for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Chipinge in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Chipinge sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chipinge in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chipinge peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 15Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Chipinge in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Chipinge is worst in October — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.4× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1131 µg/m³Jan 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr11Good
May16Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chipinge?

Chipinge sits at 20.2°S, 32.6°E, 1,109 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Chimanimani, 50 km away.

ChimanimaniMachipandaMutareChiredziMessicaManica

Topography around Chipinge

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Chipinge.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chipinge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 1,126 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 803 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,292 m.

The land around Chipinge is covered by trees (30%), grassland (27%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (47%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
243 m
16 km
803 m
80 km
2,292 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Chimanimani 50 km · Machipanda 134 km · Mutare 135 km · Chiredzi 138 km · Messica 141 km · Manica 142 km · Chimoio 149 km · Gondola 163 km

Zimbabwe travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 56% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,021
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
25%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
41.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 602
Religion
Apostolic Sect 40%Pentecostal 17%Protestant 14%none 8%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Chipinge (-20.1883°, 32.6236°, elevation 1,109 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).